New Qantas promos including double status credits (book by 3/9/25; travel 4/9/25 until 22/8/26)

[DejaBrew]

Bit of a faux pas in the Loyalty Lobby article about this promo -:

If I select double Status Credits will they count towards Lifetime status?
Yes, any double Status Credits earned from previous campaigns count towards Lifetime status, any earned from this campaign will also count towards Lifetime Status.

https://loyaltylobby.com/2025/08/28/qantas-double-status-credits-or-points-september-4-august-22-2026-book-by-september-3/

 

[Doctore1003]

Bit of a faux pas in the Loyalty Lobby article about this promo -:

https://loyaltylobby.com/2025/08/28/qantas-double-status-credits-or-points-september-4-august-22-2026-book-by-september-3/

Bad ChatGPT

 

[justinbrett]

Bad ChatGPT

More likely just recycling the article from the last promo.

 

[pagingjoan]

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I’m bitterly disappointed that the bar to LTP which was already massively over the odds, is now pretty much completely unobtainable. At 75% there it’s quite a hit to me.
I suspect that a few people like myself will now just do the bare minimum for P1 and purchase other non 081 tickets and credit elsewhere.

Sharing that disappointment, PF.
For me, it is 65K towards the required 75K, so a heavy investment.
But little, if any, incentive to persevere now.

It’s hard to imagine that there was a tsunami of QFFers heading for LTP, so it’s unclear what this move was intended to achieve from the perspective of those most invested in the (“loyalty”) program.

 

[mviy]

I don’t think this change was targeted at limiting LTP numbers. I think too many getting LTG too young is probably what they are looking to address.

Even after this change I am still likely to get to LTG with quite possibly more flying years ahead of me than behind.

 

[mviy]

Sharing that disappointment, PF.
For me, it is 65K towards the required 75K, so a heavy investment.
But little, if any, incentive to persevere now.

You are now “only” ~6 years of P1 away from LTP if all your flying is on QF DSC promos. Though that is a lot of flying.

 

[MelbFlyer]

ex-Asia, intra-Asia travel is a huge bummer on OW because many very good Economy Sale fares on CX and MH are 0% accrual on QF.

This was where the majority of my SCs came from.

Intra-Asia flights on CX etc are generally quite competitive / the gap between economy and business is sometimes small enough that it's worth paying the little bit extra for business.

Here though it's a different story.

 

[Andy72]

Sharing that disappointment, PF.
For me, it is 65K towards the required 75K, so a heavy investment.
But little, if any, incentive to persevere now.

It’s hard to imagine that there was a tsunami of QFFers heading for LTP, so it’s unclear what this move was intended to achieve from the perspective of those most invested in the (“loyalty”) program.

Agree. Have been earning around 5000 sc per year but will probably drop to 3800, and also take other one world flights once at the qantas required credits. For me the credit in septmber is perfect and pushes me into qualifiing as P1 to August 2027 with my forward bookings but a couple of years ago the thank you credit was in august so I missed out.

 

[Flyerwin]

earning around 5000 sc per year

Colour me impressed.

 

[flyguy77]

So has anyone found any decent/alternative Status Runs?

Or is it just the standard fly to NZ...

 

[MELso]

So has anyone found any decent/alternative Status Runs?

Or is it just the standard fly to NZ...

Out of where?

Personally, if I needed to do a status run, I like the look of MEL-BNE-NOU as it's somewhere I'd actually want to go, and yields 480SCs (240 normal and 240 bonus) for about $2k. There are cheaper runs per SC, but not nearly as interesting.

 

[flyguy77]

Sydney ideally - but could connect of course.
Noumea definitely a bit more appealing I agree!

 

[trippin_the_rift]

I don’t think this change was targeted at limiting LTP numbers. I think too many getting LTG too young is probably what they are looking to address.

Even after this change I am still likely to get to LTG with quite possibly more flying years ahead of me than behind.

I hit LTG on my 30th birthday.
Now in my 40's, I find LTG useful, although I hold multiple, fully-earned top-tier status with other airlines.
I don't live in Australia, and when I do fly oneworld carriers - QF picks up accrual revenue. So it's a case of - something is better than nothing.

I have raised the issue with QF Loyalty many times over the years of LTG needing to be fixed.
All they need to do is give LTG members 600 SC to start the year, not counting those towards lifetime status, and boom - everything is fixed.

The perceived 'loss' on Platinums+ who also hold LTG getting a free kick each year (the perceived loss is in the assumption these members will fly 600SC less) is mitigated by kicking in the 600 SC starting credits after holding LTG for 10-years. Let's call it, Lifetime Gold Plus, and it's then a benefit of LTG+.

 

[justin23]

, I like the look of MEL-BNE-NOU as it's somewhere I'd actually want to go

I booked a few weeks ago a pretty cheap J fare there ($1400 ish), CBR-BNE-NOU for the Xmas NY break. Of course, if I didn't book that the 80SC "loyalty" bonus would have been of use to me